What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records The Kirn, Switha 2, Searchlight Battery as Searchlight Battery (first World War). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
SwithaNo Class (event) (20th Century) · 159 yd
Switha, the OolCairn (period Unknown), Long Cist (early Medieval) · 663 yd
Switha, Point of the PoolCairn (period Unknown), Long Cist (early Medieval) · 747 yd
Flotta, Stanger Head, Port War Signal StationNaval Signal Station (20th Century) · 1.2 mi
Orkney Energy Landscapes - Flotta Oil Terminal QuarryQuarry (20th Century) · 1.3 mi
Innan NebHeadland · 1.3 mi
Innan Neb gun battery and observation towerCastle, fort or tower · 1.4 mi
Hackness Martello TowerHeritage attraction · 1.7 mi
24 pound gun on Martello TowerCastle, fort or tower · 1.7 mi
The BatteryHeritage attraction · 1.8 mi
R.N. Graves Kirkhope CemeteryChurch, cross or graveyard · 2.1 mi
Longhope Lifeboat MemorialMemorial · 2.1 mi